Sue Ramirez didn’t need to think twice when ‘Flower Girl’ was offered to her.
“It was a quick yes,” she declared, revealing that she agreed to the lead role without even reading the script. “When they pitched it to me, I loved it agad-agad, the idea of it. Oo nga, what if nga a woman loses her womanhood? Who is she now? What am I now?”
Ramirez stars as Ena, a top sanitary napkin endorser whose seemingly perfect life takes a surreal and hilarious turn after she offends a trans-fairy—played by Jervi Li Wrightson, a.k.a. KaladKaren. Ena wakes up during an intimate moment with her boyfriend (Martin del Rosario) only to discover that her vagina is gone. Cursed, she’s given a magical flower and a mission: find someone who will love her for who she is, not what she has, before all the petals fall.
“This movie is very different,” Ramirez said. “It’s crazy.” She recalled diving headfirst into the role, performing scenes that were both comedic and vulnerable. “I had to pull up my skirt so many times,” she laughed. “So makikita niyo po ‘yun sa pelikulang ito, para i-check kung nadoon na ba si koochie, pero wala.”
Behind its outrageous premise, ‘Flower Girl’ delivers a powerful and timely message. “It’s not only women empowerment,” Ramirez shared. “What this film is calling for is equality. Not only for women, not only for men, but everybody who is part of our society. Hindi natin pwede i-deny that we exist, all around us.”
She added, “Hindi lang siya call for understanding, it’s a call for respect, call for sensitivity, inclusivity.”
Written and directed by Fatrick Tabada, ‘Flower Girl’ also stars Jameson Blake, Maxie Andreison, Angel Galang, and Donna Cariaga. At its red-carpet premiere at Gateway Cineplex on June 9, Ramirez was joined by her co-stars and an eclectic mix of celebrity supporters, including Dolly de Leon, Chai Fonacier, NAIA Black, GandangMorenx, and Hershey Neri.
Described by Sue as a “Fatrick Tabada masterpiece,” the film blends magical realism, satire, and bold social commentary, challenging traditional gender norms with irreverent humor and emotional depth. “Ang tapang, ang tapang talaga,” Sue said, praising the director’s vision and bravery in bringing the story to life.
Timed with Pride Month, ‘Flower Girl’ opens in select cinemas starting June 18, poised to entertain and spark important conversations about identity, love, and self-worth in a society obsessed with labels.
